Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that “thirty policemen provide security for one hundred villages in the state”.
He said the state was looking at the extant laws on community policing with a view to giving power to village heads and local authorities and supporting current police efforts to improve the security situation.
He said, “We have seen some traces that are alarming and frightening at the same time that we need to tackle before the North West become another theatre like North East.” He expressed his appreciation and that of Katsina people to the Nigerian Air force over the role being played to address security challenges in Katsina and other states in the North-West.
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